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SPORTS TURF MANAGEMENT
Research a project of significance to the
sports turf industry
level:
7
credit:
20
planned review date:
March 2010
sub-field:
Sports Turf
purpose:
This unit standard is for people who are required to
conduct sports turf research. People credited with this
unit standard are able to: prepare a research proposal for
approval; research the approved subject area and write
the research report; and present the research project at a
recognised industry meeting and in a recognised industry
publication.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Evidence submitted for assessment must include
documented endorsement of the project from at least
two sports turf industry groups or organisations which
are relevant to the focus of the project.
2
The research project must be approved by an academic
supervisor from a recognised tertiary training
establishment or Crown Research Institute with
recognised expertise in sports turf, and the Primary
Industry Training Organisation.
3
The presentation must include a written report which is
accurate, in a style and language which meets the
client organisation’s needs, and which meets
presentation standards generally accepted for a
research documentation. Report layout will include
summary, introduction, literature review, materials and
methods, results, discussion, conclusions.
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The presentations for element 3 must meet the
requirements of the organisation supervising the
research project.
Presentation requirements include – discussion and
conclusions match original aims and objectives, project
is submitted within the agreed time frame, professional
appearance is adopted during presentation,
verbal/visual presentation is given using clear, concise
and appropriate dialogue, speech is audible and visual
projection visible to all participants, questions are
answered with confidence, presentation is kept within
agreed time allocation.
5
Definitions
Recognised industry meeting means a meeting of a
regional or national sports or sport turf management
organisation.
Recognised industry publication includes but is not
limited to the New Zealand Turf Management Journal.
Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Prepare a research proposal for approval.
performance criteria
1.1
A written proposal for the research project is approved by an academic
supervisor and the Primary Industry Training Organisation.
Range:
factors addressed in the proposal include but are not limited to –
organisation endorsement, time-frame, resources (financial, time,
labour, materials), subject complexity, practical benefit, aims and
objectives, methodology.
element 2
Research the approved subject area and write the research report.
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performance criteria
2.1
Documented sources of information show that the extent of literature search
and field investigation is appropriate for the level and complexity of the
approved research subject.
2.2
Documented evidence collected illustrates and supports issues of relevance to
the approved research subject.
Range:
evidence may include but is not limited to – research papers,
published articles, books, personal communications.
2.3
Field investigation is conducted in accordance with procedures and
requirements agreed by the learner and the academic supervisor.
2.4
Written report meets all criteria established for the research project.
element 3
Present the research project at a recognised industry meeting and in a recognised industry
publication.
performance criteria
3.1
Presentation meets the requirements of the organisation supervising the
research in terms of depth and coverage.
3.2
Summary of findings meets editorial requirements of the recognised industry
publication.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
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Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0037 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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